Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed in Chicago Trucking Accident

About the Wrongful Death Lawsuit

The victim, 25-year-old Virginia Murray, died on July 1. Murray was riding a Divvy bike and was hit by a flat-bed truck at Sacramento and Belmont. She became the nation’s first fatality related to bike sharing.

According to CBS Chicago, the family is suing the truck driver and the flooring supply company he works for. An attorney representing Virginia Murray’s parents stated Murray was in the right-hand lane and had the right-of-way when the truck, also traveling in the right-hand lane, attempted to make a right turn and struck the cyclist.

Virginia Murray was wearing a helmet. It remains unclear as to whether she was attempting to turn right or go straight at the light.

The city of Chicago and the owner of Divvy Bikes are not being sued at this point in time but are named in the suit as respondents in discovery.